Times of Islamabad

Supreme Court gives new deadline over Orange Line Metro Train Project

Supreme Court gives new deadline over Orange Line Metro Train Project

ISLAMABAD – Supreme Court (SC) while expressing annoyance over delay incompletion of Orange Line Metro Train project has ordered that project becompleted till January 2020 at every cost.

As per details, the apex court remarked that it itself will monitor orangeline project. A three member bench of SC presided over by Justice AzmatSaeed took up the case for hearing on Monday. Justice Azmat Saeed remarkedthe project has not been completed so far and questioned how much it hascost us till today.

Secretary transport told the court that Rs 169 billion have been spent onthe project. Court remarked that delay in the project is raising its costand who will pay additional cost. SC will get complete the project at everycost

Secretary transport told the court that recommendation has been made togrant extension to project director Sabtain Fazal Haleem.

The court while giving time till January 2020 for completion of metro trainproject ordered that the metro train project be completed till January 2020at every cost.